Basic Biographical Details | Name: | George Drummond Rankin | | Designation: | Architect | | Born: | 5 May 1937 | | Died: | 13 March 2006 | | Bio Notes: | George Drummond Rankin was born on 5 May 1937, the son of George Drummind Rankin, elecrtrician, and his wife Christine Dow Cunningham. He studied part-time at Edinburgh College of Art from 1955 and completed the course in six years. During this period he worked in the office of John Denoon Carnegie. He was awarded his diploma in architecture and elected ARIBA in 1961. In that year he moved to London to a post with the LCC and remained there until 1965. He returned to Scotland and worked for Lanark County Council Council until 1973 and moved therafter to Glasgow City Council remaining there until 1979. During this time he studied for a diploma in town planning at the University of Strathclyde. He was elected ARIAS in 1961 and was a member of the Edinburgh Chapter. He retired at the age of 65 in 2002. He died at the Fairmile MArie Curie Centre on 13 March 2006, survived by his wife Jean McBride Currie, a retired school teacher. | Private and Business Addresses| The following private or business addresses are associated with this architect: | | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes |  | 30/2, Potterrow, Ediinburgh, Scotland | Business(?) | 1990s(?) | | | | Northland Studio/52, Blackfriars Street, Edinburgh, Scotland | Business | 1990s | | |
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ReferencesPeriodical References| The following periodicals contain references to this architect: | | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | RIAS Chartered Architect | 2006 | v18, no1 | | Spring issue - death notice |
Archive References| The following archives hold material relating to this architect: | | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | RIAS, Rutland Square | Records of membership | | |
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